This article is rather insulting. I've known too many people who have been bedridden due to these side effects. They take it knowing their cholesterol is high

This article is rather insulting. I've known too many people who have been bedridden due to these side effects. They take it knowing their cholesterol is high, so they great desire to see it work. Attributing it to nocebo effect is just plain obnoxious. Or maybe they are just shilling for pharmaceutical companies?